Here you will find some useful active learning techniques at a college level that can be transmitted to a lesson that would be traditionally lecture based in a secondary setting. (Also check out the Berkeley Evolution materials! Not all of it is active but I found some useful resources here for teaching evolution. http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/home.php) http://teaching.berkeley.edu/active-learning-strategies
This article focuses on how outdoor learning experiences can be an engaging way to spice up science curriculum, while also listing out some precautions to using this instructional method.
http://www.outlab.ie/forums/documents/the_value_of_school_science_review_march_2006_87320_141.pdf
Commonly used for earth science and chemistry simulations, PhET still has some useful simulations for biology classes, many of which can be found at this link.
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/biology
Here you will find some useful active learning techniques at a college level that can be transmitted to a lesson that would be traditionally lecture based in a secondary setting. (Also check out the Berkeley Evolution materials! Not all of it is active but I found some useful resources here for teaching evolution. http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/home.php)
http://teaching.berkeley.edu/active-learning-strategies
This is a cool pdf which shows different active learning strategies on a continuum, which may help some educators find the level of "active" that is right for them.
http://www.crlt.umich.edu/sites/default/files/resource_files/Active%20Learning%20Continuum.pdf